Obama has small lead; Christie would help Romney — PPP's newest national poll finds Barack Obama leading Mitt Romney 49-46. A similar poll in February found Obama leading 49-42. Obama's not losing support but Romney is consolidating it as it becomes more and more clear that he will be the Republican nominee for President.

Big Lead With Women Gives Obama An Edge On Romney, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Christie, Rubio, Ryan Top GOP Running Mate List — President Barack Obama holds a thin 46 - 42 percent lead over former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released today.

Pelosi: Amend the First Amendment — (CNSNews.com) - House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday endorsed a movement announced by other congressional Democrats on Wednesday to ratify an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would allow Congress to regulate political speech when it is engaged …

Ted Nugent should be in jail — Editor's note: LZ Granderson, who writes a weekly column for CNN.com, was named journalist of the year by the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association and a 2011 Online Journalism Award finalist for commentary. He is a senior writer and columnist for ESPN the Magazine and ESPN.com.

Romney's Cookie Comment Bites Back — In a campaign stop Tuesday outside Pittsburgh, Mitt Romney made what many locals considered a tasteless remark about cookies from a local landmark bakery. … Mr. Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, met with four couples …

Rubio's Vice Presidential Freudian Slip — The Florida senator says he will say no if anyone asks, but demonstrates the job's on his mind. — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said Wednesday that “I don't want to be the vice president right now, or maybe ever. I really want to do a good job in the Senate.”

Marco Rubio Says He Would Turn Down VP Slot If Asked — Sen. Marco Rubio said today he would decline any offer from Mitt Romney to be a part of the GOP ticket this fall. — “I don't want to be the vice president,” the Florida Republican said during an interview with Major Garrett of the National Journal.

Levon Helm, Drummer and Singer of the Band, Dead at 71 — Battled throat cancer since the Nineties — Levon Helm, singer and drummer for the Band, died on April 19th in New York of throat cancer. He was 71. — “He passed away peacefully at 1:30 this afternoon surrounded by his friends and bandmates …

Pollster's Phone Call Saves NYC Woman's Life — Bobby Berlin was going into diabetic shock when she answered the call from Marist pollsters — When pollsters call, people usually don't want to answer — but for one Upper West Side woman, the call from Marist College pollsters helped save her life.

What Newt Gingrich Lost by Running for President — His almost certainly failed campaign for the Republican nomination leaves his stature diminished — and his empire in shambles. — LANCASTER, Penn. — Newt Gingrich has gotten noticeably fatter over the course of his campaign.

Worker injured during sex gets compensation payout — A WOMAN who was injured while having sex in her hotel room during a work trip is entitled to compensation. — In the Federal Court today Justice John Nicholas ruled that the woman was injured during her “course of employment”.

If It's Sunday, It's Meet The Republican White Men — An exhaustive new study by media watchdog Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting shows that the Sunday morning talk shows have been dominated over the last eight months by white, Republican men. — Between June 2011 and February of this year …

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